Response to Text - Fireworks Friday (W5, T4)

 Response to text:

Fireworks

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. Fireworks were first made from… 

a) Bombs b) Bamboo

c) Baboons d) Gunpowder

2. Where were fireworks first invented??

a) Italy b) USA

c) United Kingdom d) China

3. Explain where the word “pyrotechnics” comes from, and what it means.

→The word comes from Greek words that mean fire and art. 

4. True or False: Sodium salts create deep-red coloured fireworks.

a) True b) False

5. In what year did Guy Fawkes try to blow up the King?

a) 1506 b) 1605

c) 1650 d) November 5th

6. What are the 3 main components (parts) of a firework?

→the three primary components: colored light, noise, and smoke.

7. Explain, in your own words, how “fireworks” can be used to save lives.

→Fireworks have helped to create many useful, and life-saving products. Railroad trains, trucks, and cross-country buses carry red flares, which are placed behind broken-down vehicles to stop crashes.

8. Do you think people should be allowed to set fireworks off at home? 

Explain your reasons why or why not.

→so if i was you i would do it somewhere far because fireworks are also known to scare household pets, so next time you’re thinking of setting off fireworks, think of the poor animals who think the world around them is exploding